bluceleste87's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

bluceleste87

Born in Lecco, Italia...parents moved to Phoenix, Arizona when I was 7...studied and currently living in Tucson, Arizona.

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Kassel, Germany

Artists Necropolis (Künstler-Nekropole)

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

Added by noprofile

Colgate, Wisconsin

Bobrowitz Spectacular Sculpture

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

Added by arozinsk

Bibi Maryam Mausoleum

This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.

SamM

Stor-Elvdal, Norway

Storelgen (The Big Moose)

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

skdewberry

Added by skdewberry

Ogasawara, Japan

Nishinoshima

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

Cara Giaimo

Added by Cara Giaimo

Lemmon, South Dakota

Kokomo Gallery

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

Added by johnlopezstudio

Radkan Tower

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

Added by ser42001

Stockholm, Sweden

Gamla Riksarkivet Lift

Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Hertfordshire, England

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

Fuch77

Added by Fuch77

Maribor, Slovenia

The Old Vine

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Argyle, Wisconsin

Toy Train Barn

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Al Wukair Scrapyard

Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.

m explorer

Added by m explorer

Cross Plains, Texas

Robert E. Howard Museum

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

Andres Schiffino

Added by Andres Schiffino

North Yorkshire, England

Swaledale Corpse Way

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

Donkers

Added by Donkers

Ulricehamn SV, Sweden

Sjö-Gunnarsbo Sanatorium

An abandoned, deteriorating tuberculosis hospital from the turn of the 20th century.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Kartuzy, Poland

Carthusian Church Monastery

The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Tlalnepantla, Mexico

Mini Mundos

Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

Stony Brook, New York

Athabasca Pass

When exposed at low tide, this rock bridge connects a dog-friendly beach to a strangely shaped island.

Villavieja, Colombia

Tatacoa Astronomia

A self-taught astronomer fell in love with the stars and built his own observatory in Colombia.

Lucy Sherriff

Added by Lucy Sherriff

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Powell Memorial

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Kaibab Lookout Trees

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Tucson, Arizona

Ignite Sign Art Museum

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

clouddottir

Added by clouddottir

Phoenix, Arizona

MacAlpine's Soda Fountain

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Morenci, Arizona

Morenci Mine

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

Edward Denny

Added by Edward Denny